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Steve Ballmer is the richest team owner in the world, according to a list released by Forbes of the world's wealthiest billionaires. The list has Ballmer as the 35th richest man in the world, with a net worth of $21.5 billion. Ballmer closed the deal to buy the Clippers last August for an NBA record-setting $2 billion after former Clippers' owner Donald Sterling was banned from the NBA for life following racially insensitive remarks that he made on an audio recording that was released to the public. The Clippers are in fifth place in the Western Conference with a record of 39-21, only four games behind the second-place Memphis Grizzlies and eight and a half games behind the...

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Steve Ballmer is the richest team owner in the world, according to a list released by Forbes of the world's wealthiest billionaires.
The list has Ballmer as the 35th richest man in the world, with a net worth of $21.5 billion.
Ballmer closed the deal to...

Steve Ballmer knew he was getting a championship coach and two of the NBA's top players when he plunked down a record $2 billion for the Clippers last summer.
He probably didn't realize he was getting his own department of energy.
Glen Davis can...

The Clippers announced Friday that they have partnered with American Airlines in a multiyear agreement, the team's first new significant corporate partner since Steve Ballmer purchased the team for a record $2 billion.
As part of the deal, American...

The Clippers won their third game in a row, beating the Brooklyn Nets, 123-84, on Thursday at Staples Center.
It was as lopsided as it gets, the Clippers leading by as many as 46 points.
The Clippers outshot the Nets from the field, 59% to 37.5%, and...

A review of the NBA in the year 2014.
The highs
• Waving goodbye to "The Donald." Months of chaos commenced with the text message "Let the games began" aimed at Clippers owner Donald Sterling by V. Stiviano, his estranged companion...

Microsoft CEO? Clippers owner?
Nah, we found out Steve Ballmer's true calling Wednesday evening.
When Fergie surprised Staples Center by taking the floor after the first quarter of a game between the Clippers and the Lakers, Ballmer put on a show.
...

Here are five takeaways from the Clippers' 114-89 win over the Lakers on Wednesday evening.
1. Is it a Clippers town? The Clippers won five consecutive games and nine of their last 10 against the Lakers. How lopsided was this win? The Clippers led by...

The Los Angeles Times launched a new advertising initiative Wednesday that allows subscribers to enter monthly sweepstakes to win experiences.
The first winner will walk down the red carpet at the Screen Actors Guild awards Jan. 25 and attend a...

Pierce O’Donnell, the veteran attorney who represented Shelly Sterling in the record $2-billion sale of the Clippers, filed for bankruptcy last month, according to court records.
The move in U.S. Bankruptcy Court in Los Angeles came eight days after...

Memo to The Times: Clayton Kershaw gets it. Dodgers' fans get it. The entire Los Angeles Basin gets it. Yes, the Dodgers were eliminated in the playoffs. So what a shame it is that you essentially spoil what should be uplifting stories about Kershaw...

Baseball fans remember Bill Veeck mostly for his bizarre stunts.
The maverick team owner once signed a player with dwarfism, then sent the 3-foot-7 batter to the plate to draw a walk.
Another time, he let the crowd hold up placards to dictate in-game...

There was a comforting familiarity to the final minutes for the Clippers, stars Chris Paul, Blake Griffin and DeAndre Jordan all draped in sweatpants and towels on the bench as highly compensated cheerleaders.
It was a scene that had played out...

The Clippers started their seven-game, 12-day trip in impressive fashion, beating the Orlando Magic, 114-90, on Wednesday night at Amway Center in their most lopsided victory of the season. Here are five takeaways from the game:
1. The Clippers’ bench...

There's a new sound effect at Clippers games.
It comes from a 58-year-old man who recently bought the team. Steve Ballmer attended his first home game as owner Wednesday, and the tech tycoon made his presence known immediately.
He wore a bright yellow...

Former Microsoft CEO Steve Ballmer is making his presence known as the new Clippers owner.
The eccentric tech tycoon has crafted a team credo, and let's just say that it's hard core.
Even more hard core than Ballmer, attending his first Clippers...

It sounds like a scenario that could exist only in the mind of a tech savant.
A fan at Staples Center wants to see his favorite Clipper dunk on the overhead video board during a timeout. He accesses a website with his mobile phone, picks Blake Griffin...

As you might expect from a document crafted by Steve Ballmer, the words "hardcore" appear in the new Clippers credo.
Six times.
"The Clippers will inspire Clipper Nation with our hardcore commitment to be the best and constantly...

At every coaching clinic he attends, Doc Rivers preaches Xs, O's and whoa. The Clippers coach advises his peers to take a break whenever they can to decompress amid their highly stressful lives.
Rivers usually lives up to the credo, spending about 60...